Long shot

, August 27, 2013

Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (3rd R) takes pictures, while Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (2nd R) and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin (L) sit nearby, at the MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, on August 27. The world's top aircraft makers, scenting a major opportunity in replacing ageing Russian air fleets, will be touting their wares at Moscow's MAKS air show this week in the hope of winning a big slice of that multi-billion dollar market. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov